Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12.2 for Windows

Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows (hereinafter also referred to as “the application” or as “Kaspersky Endpoint Security”) gives corporate users all-in-one protection against known digital threats.

WHAT'S NEW IN KASPERSKY ENDPOINT SECURITY

Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12.2 for Windows offers the following features and improvements:

  1. WPA3 protocol support has been added to control connections to Wi-Fi networks (Device Control). Now you can select WPA3 protocol in the trusted Wi-Fi network settings and deny connection to the network using a less secure protocol.
  2. Now you can choose a protocol and ports for Network Threat Protection exclusions. Now in addition to specifying IP addresses of trusted devices, you can also select a port and protocol. This lets you exclude individual data streams and prevent network attacks from trusted IP addresses.
  3. Different order of update sources for the local Update task if a policy is applied to the computer. The Kaspersky Security Center server is now used by default as the first update source instead of Kaspersky servers. This helps save traffic when the user runs the local Update task.
  4. Application performance has been increased by improving the caching algorithms for the files being scanned.

MINIMUM HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

To ensure proper operation of Kaspersky Endpoint Security, your computer must meet the following requirements:

Minimum general requirements:

Workstations

Supported operating systems for workstations:

For details about support for the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system, please refer to the Technical Support Knowledge Base.

For details about support for the Microsoft Windows 11 operating system, please refer to the Technical Support Knowledge Base.

Servers

Kaspersky Endpoint Security supports core components of the application on computers running the Windows operating system for servers. You can use Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows instead of Kaspersky Security for Windows Server on servers and clusters of your organization (Cluster Mode). The application also supports Core Mode (see known issues).

Supported operating systems for servers:

For details about support for the Microsoft Windows Server 2016 and Microsoft Windows Server 2019 operating systems, please refer to the Technical Support Knowledge Base.

For details about support for the Microsoft Windows Server 2022 operating system, please refer to the Technical Support Knowledge Base.

Unsupported operating systems for servers:

Virtual platforms

Supported virtual platforms:

Terminal servers

Supported terminal server types:

The limitations on support for server and virtual platforms are presented in the user documentation.

APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY WITH THE KASPERSKY SECURITY CENTER REMOTE ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM

Kaspersky Security Center support

Kaspersky Endpoint Security supports operation with the following versions of Kaspersky Security Center:

The administration web plug-in for Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows version 12.2 is compatible with Kaspersky Security Center Web Console version 13 or later.

To manage the application remotely via Kaspersky Security Center:

  1. Install Network Agent on the computer.

    For more details about installing the Network Agent, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center Help.

  2. Install the Management Plug-in for Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows in the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.

    The installation package for the Kaspersky Endpoint Security Management Plug-in is included in the distribution package.

    The web plug-in installation package is available for download on the website and in the plug-in management window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console. To install the web plug-in version 12.2, you should first remove the previous version of the web plug-in.

INSTALLATION

To install the application locally, run the setup_kes.exe file from the full distribution package and follow the Setup Wizard instructions. You can read more about how to install the application in the user documentation.

During installation, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows detects applications on the computer that, when used together, could potentially reduce computer performance or lead to other compatibility problems (even resulting in complete inoperability). The full list of incompatible software is available in the user documentation.

You can upgrade the following applications to Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows version 12.2 when installing from the full distribution package:

When you update Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows, consider the following:

UPDATING VIA THE KASPERSKY UPDATE SERVICE

Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12.2 for Windows can be installed via the Kaspersky update service.

Through the Kaspersky update service, you can update the following applications:

Upgrading Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows from beta versions to version 12.2 is not supported.

The following special considerations should be taken into account when updating through the Kaspersky update service:

COMPATIBILITY WITH KASPERSKY ENDPOINT AGENT

Kaspersky is switching all Detection and Response to working with the Kaspersky Endpoint Security built-in agent instead of Kaspersky Endpoint Agent. Starting with version 12.1, the application supports all Detection and Response solutions. In addition, starting with version 12.1, the application is no longer compatible with Kaspersky Endpoint Agent, and installing both applications side by side on the same computer is no longer possible.

LIST OF BUGS FIXED AND PRIVATE PATCHES INCLUDED IN THE RELEASE

The list of fixed issues and private patches included in the release is available on the Technical Support website.

MAIN KNOWN ISSUES

The list of limitations and known issues is available in the user documentation.

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